Tag: diabetes

I have just watched the BBC documentary “Diabetes Disaster”. Please watch it? The link is above. What you will see is tragic and avoidable. This is such a great shame for the United Kingdom. Indeed, for the world.

Forget the threat of radical Islam, Russia, North Korea, Aids and Climate Change. This can, and so it seems most likely will, threaten your existence. Especially if nothing changes in the way we deal with T2D (type 2 diabetes)

1 in 10 of the residents of Birmingham, England, have T2D. This is causing incredible strain on the NHS (National Health Service). The complications include cardiovascular problems, kidney problems (nephropathy), neuropathy, joint inflammation and blindness (retinopathy). Sores that do not heal may lead to amputations of feet and legs.

This man had his leg amputated because of gangrene in his foot

I would say that the main causes are too many carbohydrates in the diet and lack of exercise. But then again, I am not a doctor. What do I know? More to the point, what do they know?

In the documentary, we hear that the blame for the situation is “the system not working”.

Hospitals in Birmingham and other parts of the UK are being flooded with T2D patients. This is ruining the country and incurring massive costs.

We learn that there are 3 times the number of T2D cases than all forms of cancer.

We see John, who has a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 41 (obese) who finds it hard to control his diet. He takes medication: Metformin, Victoza and insulin. Why insulin? Surely this makes his obesity worse?

Yet one surgeon says the problem is too much fat and too much sugar. Why too much fat? Have they never heard of LCHF, Paleo or ketogenic diets? Dear surgeon and T2D sufferer: Understand this. Eating carbohydrates is as damaging as smoking. Sitting still is as damaging as smoking. Yet everybody acknowledges the dangers and risks of smoking.

40% of diabetics are on dialysis (according to the commentary), which means they have degrees of kidney failure. Their blood needs to be cleaned by a machine. We see a former sportsman who is on dialysis. It surprised him to learn that he had T2D. I do not understand that people prefer amputations, Bariatric surgery or dialysis. They could learn an alternative lifestyle. Structured movement, correct breathing and low-carb diet. It is not hard. It takes time and choosing to take responsibility for one’s health.

Before the Millenium, T2D among children was unheard of in the UK. Now there are ever-increasing numbers. Wow! Is it contagious? (My joke.)

We meet a boy of 15 with T2D. He says “It can happen to everyone and anyone”. Wrong! Carbohydrate “poisoning” can happen to anyone and everyone – and it obviously does.

The frightening part of adolescent T2D is that the complications are serious. More so than with older people. Children are suffering from fatty liver and sclerosis of the liver.

We learn that there are 4 million diabetes sufferers in the UK. The NHS will have to make choices. Who and what to treat. Or run out of money. The NHS spends £1 billion per annum on treating T2D. An amputation costs some £38,000 including aftercare.

We see a 57-year old woman with both feet amputated. She has complications, so one leg is to be amputated above the knee. She almost looks happy with the attention she receives from the doctor when he informs her of this. Strange. Was I really born and brought up in this strange country? I can conclude that eating carbs makes people dumb. I do not need research for that. It is evidence-based.

Another woman has Bariatric surgery. The surgeon butchers her stomach. He wants to do many more such operations. He claims it is “cost-effective” as it avoids later complications. Evidence? He says the problem is lack of resources. He means money.

So, the cause is bad diets? Can these doctors be specific? No. One says that the disease is unrelenting. What disease? T2D or eating carbohydrates?

At the end, we see John on a diet. He eats a plate of porridge (carbs) and looks forward to an apple (carbs) later. No one has told him that the carbs are exacerbating his hunger. If he had an omelette, for example, he would not feel so hungry.

I was sad and also angry watching this. It is not a phenomena restricted to the UK. It is global. It is not only treatable without drugs and surgery, it is in most cases preventable. There is a waste of resources. The beneficiary is the medical industry. The losers are the victims and society.

But hey! I live in Denmark! We are better informed! Only the biggest company here makes drugs to treat T2D. I should not rock the boat. This country can continue to build its wealth on the misery of others.

About the author: Steve Pickering lives in Denmark, is English and born in 1953. Health and fitness has always been an interest. He was startled by the positive results of adopting the Sakharoff Protocol. So he decided to help Misha Sakharoff produce and promote a video course to help people improve their health. Along with his work with Misha, he teaches English privately.

Have a look at this video. Dr. Malhotra explains in scientific detail while saturated fats aren’t bad. Then along comes a rather large dietist, who tells the audience that they should look at the evidence, not anecdotes.

Perhaps she should look at the evidence!

The Governments of the world are in deep pooh on this one. Why? Because faulty and misused research was used to dictate nutrition policies in the 1970’s, with absolutely catastrophic results – results that can be seen on every street – obesity and the resulting life-style diseases, such as diabetes 2, Alzheimer’s (or Diabetes 3 as it is becoming known as), coronary heart disease and auto-immune diseases.

This is costing our health services a fortune and could trigger their collapse. But a deeper problem lies in the fact that Governments are now reversing the advice they gave 45 years ago until recently; namely, that the population does not need to eat low-fat, high-carb diets. The Swedish are in the forefront, by turning the food pyramid upside down. The corporate lobby in the UK and US, has seen to it that the latest research results are watered down (and in some cases deliberately mis-intepreted).

However, another reason that they are slow to admit the mistake is that it undermines our whole system of government, because when the population wake up from the low-fat induced stupor, they will be angry, and into the bargain will find it hard to believe what Governments say on the subject now.

Let me recap, if you don’t know the story: As a result of the “7-nation study”, saturated fats were demonized and to counter the consumption of foods containing cholesterol, companies starting making “low-fat” foods, which conveniently have a longer shelf life and use the surplus corn production, in the guise of high-fructose corn syrup.

The result was that people started consuming huge amounts of sugar and carbohydrates (as well as polyunsaturated vegetable oils). The effect? insulin resistance, high serum insulin levels, and the inability for the fat (converted from the carbs) to be burnt off. The result? Well, just look around you!

I hope you are aware that there is a problem, but contrary to global warming and terrorism, you can do something about it yourself. Take responsibility. Don’t be a victim of the pharma holocaust.

Diet is not the only aspect of the way back to “normalization”. You need to work on several areas which are integrated. Misha Sakharoff’s Lifesaver course will bring you back to optimal health and perhaps save your life – hence the name- “Lifesaver”. Believe me, see the 50-week course through and you will realize just how bad things were before you started!